Add remappable keyboard shortcuts for archiving, pinning sessions, and opening side chat

Look for the keyboard shortcuts configuration in the app's settings UI and the underlying command registry. Find where session actions like archive, pin, and side chat are handled. Check for existing shortcut definitions and how new commands are registered. Test that shortcuts work across conversation, composer, and session views.

Feature summary

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Feature request

Please add remappable keyboard shortcuts for common session-management actions.

Problem

The GitHub Copilot app is designed for working with multiple parallel sessions, but several frequent actions still require mouse interaction with the sidebar or context menus.

The following actions currently lack convenient keyboard shortcuts:

• Archive the current session
• Pin or unpin the current session
• Open or focus the side chat

Proposed commands

Add the following commands to Settings → Keyboard shortcuts:

• Archive current session
• Pin current session
• Unpin current session
• Toggle pin for current session
• Open/focus side chat
• Optionally, Close side chat

Expected behavior

• Each command should support a user-configurable shortcut.
• The shortcut should work when focus is in the conversation, composer, or session view.
• Pinning should toggle between pinned and unpinned states.
• Open/focus side chat should focus an existing side chat or open one if none is active.
• Shortcut conflicts should be detected in the keyboard-shortcuts settings.
• Existing default shortcuts should remain unchanged.

Environment

• GitHub Copilot app version: 1.1.23
• Operating system: macOS 27.0

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